The United States Department of Transportation on Wednesday lifted some of the restrictions imposed on air links with Cuba that had been implemented during the Trump administration.
Until now, US airlines could only fly to Havana., the Cuban capital. However, on Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to the Department of Transportation asking that these restrictions be lifted, CBS News reports.
For the Secretary of State, this step back in the measures of the Trump administration was taken to “support the Cuban people and US foreign policy interests.“.
In May, the Joe Biden administration had already announced the expansion of airlines to Cuba, in addition to having decided ease measures for US travelers who want to visit the island and Restrictions lifted on money sent by Cuban immigrants for their relatives in the Caribbean nation.
Source: Observadora
